KR20080020467A - Card dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A card dispensing apparatus is provided to reliably push a massive amount of cards upwards through a driven hole to elevate the cards. A surface of a card is contacted with a base(116) for plural cards to be maintained in a column-like shape. A conveyor, which is contacted with the surface of the card through an opening part(124) of the base, is moved in a predetermined direction, for the cards to be supplied in a predetermined direction one by one. The conveyor has a planar contact surface(172) and is moved by a planar loop actuator. The conveyor is moved into the opening part at a predetermined insertion position and surface-contacted with the card surface. The conveyor is moved to the predetermined direction, while contacted with the card surface. The conveyor is withdrawn from the opening part and moved to a withdrawal position while contacted with the card surface.

Description

Card Dispenser {CARD DISPENSING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a small card dispensing apparatus.

In particular, the present invention relates to a card dispensing apparatus in which a stacked card is fed out in a predetermined direction by using a friction force.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a card dispensing apparatus capable of discharging without damaging a card, regardless of a card that is extremely thin and a relatively thick card and card material.

In particular, the present invention relates to a card dispensing apparatus that can prevent two cards from being dispensed.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a card dispensing apparatus capable of increasing the stacking amount of cards.

In addition, "card" used in this specification is a general term of thin plate-like bodies, such as a prepaid card, a character card, and an IC card.

As a first prior art, a card dispensing apparatus is known in which a peripheral face of a rotary roller is brought into contact with a stacked bottom card surface and the card is fed out by frictional contact (see Patent Document 1, for example).

As a 2nd prior art, the card dispensing apparatus which hangs the step part of the reciprocating body linearly reciprocated to the rear end of the stacked bottom cards, and extrudes the said card by the step part is known (for example, refer patent document 2).

As a third prior art, a card dispensing apparatus is known in which a circumferential surface of a flat belt moved in the forward and reverse direction is brought into contact with the bottom surface of stacked cards, and the card dispensing device is fed by frictional contact with the flat belt (see, for example, Patent Document 3). .)

As a fourth prior art, a card dispensing apparatus is known in which friction feeding contact pads are moved in contact with the top card surface of stacked cards, and the cards are fed out linearly by arc motion of the feeding pads. See Patent Document 4.)

[Patent Document 1] Actual Fairness 7-26276 (3-5 pages, Fig. 1-5)

[Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-293816 (paragraphs 0009 to 0115, and FIGS. 20 to 25).

[Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-132335 (paragraphs 0009 to 0046, FIGS. 1 to 4)

[Patent Document 4] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-76389 (paragraphs 0012 to 0044, FIGS. 3 to 4).

According to the first prior art, the peripheral surface of the roller is brought into frictional contact with the lower surface of the card, and the card is sent out in a predetermined direction by the frictional contact between the roller peripheral surface and the lower surface of the card.

When the roller has a small diameter, the contact surface between the roller and the card surface is large because the lower surface of the card and the roller circumferential surface are in linear contact.

When the contact pressure with respect to the card surface of a roller is large, when a card of a soft material, for example, a card made of paper is sent out, the card may be crushed by the roller and the card may be damaged.

In order to solve this, it is conceivable to use a roller made of a soft material in order to increase the amount of deformation of the roller to increase the contact interview between the card and the roller, but the wear rate of the roller is increased and cannot be suddenly employed.

Further, it is conceivable to increase the contact area with the card by using the roller as a large diameter, but it cannot be adopted suddenly because the apparatus is enlarged with the large diameter of the roller.

In addition, the card dispensed by the roller is inserted between the discharge roller and the discharge auxiliary roller to be pulled at a higher speed than the delivery speed of the roller for card delivery.

When the card load capacity is increased, the weight applied to the bottom card increases, and since the feed speed of the feed roller is lower than the towing speed, the bottom card is pulled out due to an increase in the contact pressure between the feed roller and the bottom card. There is a fear that the resistance is greatly increased and it cannot be drawn out by the discharge roller and the discharge auxiliary roller.

In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to increase the contact area by increasing the diameter of the discharge roller, but as described above, since the apparatus is enlarged, it cannot be adopted suddenly, and as a result, there is a limitation on the amount of card loading.

Since the second prior art presses the rear end of the bottom card by the stepped portion of the reciprocating member, the force is concentrated at the end of the card pressed by the stepped portion, for example, when a paper card is used, There is a risk of plastic deformation and it cannot be adopted suddenly.

In addition, when the loading amount of the card is increased, the weight applied to the bottom card increases, so that the movement resistance of the bottom card increases, thereby further plastic deformation of the card end by the stepped portion. Accordingly, even in the second conventional technology, the amount of card loading is limited.

The third conventional technique is to impart a thrust force to the card by the frictional force between the flat belt and the card surface which are selectively moved in the forward and reverse directions.

In this structure, in the pulley portion in which the flat belt is wound, the flat belt and the card surface contact with a predetermined contact pressure, but the contact pressure of the flat belt and the card surface in the portion where the pulley does not exist decreases.

Therefore, since the force in the dispensing direction is imparted to the card mainly by the friction force between the flat belt of the pulley part and the card surface, there is a problem similar to that of the first conventional technology.

In addition, when the loading amount of the card is increased, since the weight applied to the bottom card is increased, the loading amount of the card is limited as in the first conventional technology.

According to the fourth prior art, the dome feeding pad is brought into contact with the top card surface, and then the feeding pad is swinged in the dispensing direction to straight out the card.

After dispensing the card, the feeding pad is spaced apart from the card surface, and then swings in the opposite direction to the dispensing direction to return to the contacted position to prepare for the next dispensing.

In this structure, since the feeding pad is domed, but not a roller, an increase in contact pressure against the card surface can be suppressed with a large curvature within the limited range.

However, since the feeding pad moves in a fan shape, it is inevitable to generate a slip between the card surface and damage the card surface.

In addition, when the loading amount of the card is increased, since the weight applied to the bottom card is increased, the loading amount of the card is limited as in the first conventional technology.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a card dispensing apparatus which does not damage a card even when the card is made of a material which is easily damaged.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a card dispensing apparatus which can achieve the first object without increasing the size of the apparatus.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a card dispensing apparatus that can attain the first object at a low cost.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a card dispensing apparatus capable of dispensing a card even when the amount of cards is increased.

In order to achieve this object, the card dispensing apparatus according to the present invention is configured as follows.

Pressing the face of the card against the base arranged in a fixed state, the card is held in a columnar shape, and the card is sent out one by one in a predetermined direction by moving the conveying member in contact with the card surface in a predetermined direction through the opening of the base. In the card dispensing apparatus, the conveying member has a flat contact surface and is moved by a flat loop moving means, and enters the opening at a predetermined exit position and makes surface contact with the card surface, and then the contact state is changed. A card dispensing apparatus characterized by moving linearly in a predetermined direction while holding, and then retracting from the opening at the retracted position and then moving to the advanced position while maintaining the state.

The card dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flat loop moving means includes a reciprocating member which linearly reciprocates in the card dispensing direction and moves in a direction perpendicular to the dispensing direction. It is done.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the card dispensing apparatus of claim 2, the reciprocating member reciprocates in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the first reciprocating member linearly reciprocating in the card dispensing direction and the moving direction of the first reciprocating member. It characterized in that it comprises a second reciprocating body.

According to the invention of claim 4, the card dispensing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the second reciprocating member has an L-shape, and the second reciprocating member has a long hole extending in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member. And a crank pin inserted into the first reciprocating body, a crank pin inserted into the long hole, and a crank pin moved to the first reciprocating body integrally with the first reciprocating body in a rotational direction. And the crank pin is in contact with the cam, and the second reciprocating member is pivoted so that the conveying member is moved in a direction away from the first reciprocating member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the card dispensing apparatus of claim 4, the plurality of the second reciprocating member is arranged in a plurality of the second reciprocating bodies in the dispensing direction of the card.

According to the invention of claim 6, in the card dispensing apparatus of claim 1, the crank pin is protruded from the cranks attached to both ends of the rotating shaft arranged to be perpendicular to the direction of travel of the card, the rotating shaft is disposed between the crank, In addition, the rotation axis is characterized in that the gear is coupled to the output shaft of the electric motor orthogonal to the rotation axis.

In the card dispensing apparatus of claim 2, the card dispensing apparatus of claim 2 is further provided with a card withdrawing means adjacent to the conveying member, wherein the stroke in the dispensing direction of the conveying member is provided when the distal end of the card is near the withdrawing means. It is characterized by being in the range which opposes the shortest card.

The card dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base has an extruded slope inclined forwardly toward the withdrawal means against a rear end of the card, and the card placed on the base is withdrawn. Characterized in that it is extruded towards the means.

According to the invention of claim 9, the base is held by a flat loop moving means that presses the face of the card to a base arranged in a fixed state, holds the card in a columnar shape, and performs a dispensing motion by a flat loop motion based on a dispensing command. The card is sent out one by one in a predetermined direction by a flat loop motion of the conveying member in contact with the card surface through the opening of the card, and then the card is dispensed by the card dispensing means. A card dispensing apparatus arranged to dispensing a card, the card dispensing means being arranged downstream of the card dispensing means, and the flat loop moving means and the card dispensing means are based on a dispensing signal of a card from the card dispensing detecting means. A card dispensing apparatus characterized by stopping.

According to the invention of claim 10, the card is held by pressing the surface of the card to a base arranged in a fixed state, and holding the card in a pillar shape, and moving the conveying member in contact with the card surface in a predetermined direction through the opening of the base. In the card dispensing apparatus in which each sheet is discharged in a predetermined direction and then is actively discharged from the holding portion by the feeding means 334, the conveying member has a flat contact surface and is moved by a flat loop moving means. After entering the opening at the exit position and making a surface contact with the card surface, moving linearly in a predetermined direction while maintaining the contact state, after exiting from the opening at the exit position, the exit position is maintained. Moving to and retracting into the opening when the card is withdrawn by the dispensing means A card dispensing apparatus according to claim.

According to the invention of claim 11, by pressing the face of the card against the base arranged in a fixed state, the card is held in a columnar shape, and the conveying member in contact with the face of the card through the opening of the base moves in a predetermined direction. In the card dispensing apparatus which sends out each sheet one by one in a predetermined direction, and then dispensing from the holding part actively by the dispensing means, the flat loop moving means reciprocates linearly in the dispensing direction of the card, And a reciprocating member moving in a direction perpendicular to the first reciprocating member, wherein the reciprocating member includes a first reciprocating member linearly reciprocating in the card dispensing direction, and a second reciprocating member perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member. A reciprocating member, said conveying member being in a direction away from said base to said second reciprocating member; Copper available, and a card dispensing apparatus is characterized in that it is attached via the elastic pressing the evacuation means (472) being elastically-up direction.

According to the invention of claim 12, a card is held by pressing the face of the card against a base arranged in a fixed state to hold the card in a columnar shape, and moving the conveying member in contact with the face of the card in a predetermined direction through the opening of the base. A card dispensing apparatus in which a sheet is sent out in a predetermined direction, and then is fed out of a holding portion actively by a dispensing means, wherein the flat loop moving means comprises: a first reciprocating body linearly reciprocating in a card dispensing direction; And a second reciprocating member reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the reciprocating member, wherein the conveying member is slidably inserted into the guide hole and the guide hole inclined in a direction away from the dispensing direction of the card. The second reciprocating member is attached to the second reciprocating member by an interlocking means consisting of an interlocking shaft, and further A card dispensing apparatus characterized by being elastically pressed by elastic pressing means in a direction opposite to the dispensing direction.

According to the invention of claim 13, a card is held by pressing a surface of a card against a base arranged in a fixed state, thereby holding the card in a columnar shape, and moving a conveying member in contact with the card surface in a predetermined direction through an opening of the base. A card dispensing apparatus in which a sheet is sent out in a predetermined direction, and then is fed out of a holding portion actively by a dispensing means, wherein the flat loop moving means comprises: a first reciprocating body linearly reciprocating in a card dispensing direction; 1 a horizontal lever extending in a horizontal direction reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the reciprocating body and an L-shaped second reciprocating body extending in a substantially vertical upright direction, and transverse from the horizontal lever of the second reciprocating body. An interlocking shaft protruding in the direction, integrally formed in the conveying member and far from the dispensing direction of the card. A card dispensing apparatus characterized by providing an elastic body slidably inserted into a guide hole inclined in a falling direction and for elastically pressing the conveying member in a direction opposite to the dispensing direction of the card.

The invention of claim 14 is the card dispensing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the guide hole has a driven hole extending in a horizontal direction.

In this configuration, the card is held in a columnar shape in a surface contact state, and the card of the shortest end is supported by a base having an opening facing the face of the card and held at a predetermined position.

When the dispensing signal is output, the conveying member advances to the opening of the base at the most retracted position, and its contact surface is in surface contact with the surface of the card.

The conveying member is flat looped by the flat loop moving means.

That is, since the conveying member is linearly moved in the dispensing direction by the flat loop moving means, the card is moved in the dispensing direction together with the conveying member by frictional contact with the conveying member.

Since the conveying member is in surface contact with the card surface, the contact pressure is evenly distributed on the contact surface so that the contact pressure does not concentrate on a part of the card surface.

When the conveying body reaches the forward position, the conveying body is removed from the opening to release the surface contact with the card surface, and then the conveying body is moved to the advance position while maintaining the state away from the card.

Therefore, since the conveying member rarely crushes the card surface, the card has an advantage of not damaging the card even if the card is made of a material of low strength.

The flat loop moving means includes a reciprocating body which linearly reciprocates in the card dispensing direction and moves in a direction perpendicular to the dispensing direction, wherein the conveying member is connected to the flat loop moving means. Flat loop movement is performed.

The conveying member is in surface contact with the face of the card in a part of the flat loop motion, moves in the dispensing direction while maintaining the face contact, and moves the card in the same direction.

After the interlocking operation, the conveying member is withdrawn from the opening of the base to release the surface contact with the card.

Thereafter, the conveying member is moved in the direction opposite to the dispensing direction, and returns to the advance position.

Therefore, the conveying member is not in frictional contact with the card surface when returning from the dispensing position to the advancing position and thus does not damage the card.

In addition, the flat loop motion of the conveying member is linearly reciprocated in the card dispensing direction and is achieved by a reciprocating member which moves in a direction perpendicular to the dispensing direction, thereby making it simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

The reciprocating member according to claim 3, wherein the reciprocating member is interlocked with a first reciprocating member linearly reciprocating in the card dispensing direction, and a second reciprocating member reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member. By to achieve a flat loop movement.

In this structure, since the movement of a conveying body is acquired by the 1st reciprocating body and the 2nd reciprocating body which reciprocate linearly, respectively, a structure is simple, and it can be comprised cheaply and small.

In the invention of claim 4, when the crank pin is rotated, the crank pins respectively move along the long holes of the second reciprocating member, and give the second reciprocating member a reciprocating motion in the card dispensing direction and the opposite direction.

By the movement of the second reciprocating member, the first reciprocating member in which the second reciprocating member is pivotally supported is linearly reciprocated in the card dispensing direction and the opposite direction.

In the vicinity of the most backward retracted position of the first reciprocating member, the crank pin contacts the cam moving integrally with the first reciprocating member to move the first reciprocating member backward.

The second reciprocating body is pivoted relative to the first reciprocating body and is moved in a direction away from the first reciprocating body.

Thereby, the conveying member makes surface contact with the card of the shortest row of cards through the opening of the base.

Since the second reciprocating member is moved in the dispensing direction by the rotation of the additional crank pin, the first reciprocating member is also integrally moved in the dispensing direction to reach the most advanced position.

In this process, the second reciprocating member continues frictional contact with the carrier card surface by cooperation of the cam and the crank pin.

Therefore, the card of the shortest position is conveyed in a delivery direction by surface contact with a conveyance body.

The first reciprocating member is in the vicinity of the most advanced position, and the contact between the crank pin and the cam is released by the rotation of the further crank pin.

As a result, the second reciprocating member is movable against the position of the crank pin.

In other words, since the second reciprocating member can pivot in a direction approaching the first reciprocating member, the second reciprocating member is removed from the opening by the pressing force by the card to release the frictional contact with the card surface.

Since the second reciprocating member is moved in the direction opposite to the dispensing direction by the subsequent rotation of the crank pin, the first reciprocating member is also moved in the same direction in association with the discharging direction, and is moved to the rearmost position.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the flat loop motion of the conveying body is achieved by the combination of the crank pin, the first reciprocating member and the second reciprocating member, the structure is simple and has advantages in miniaturization and cost reduction.

In the invention of claim 5, since the plurality of second reciprocating bodies are arranged in the dispensing direction of the card, the conveying bodies can be moved in parallel with a simple device.

In the invention of claim 6, the crank pin protrudes from the cranks attached to both ends of the rotational shaft disposed at right angles with respect to the direction of travel of the card, and the rotational shaft is disposed between the cranks, and the rotational axis is perpendicular to the rotational axis. It is geared to the output shaft of the electric motor.

In other words, since the axis of the electric motor is arranged in parallel in the same direction as the card dispensing direction, the width of the card dispensing device is not affected by the axis length of the electric motor.

Therefore, since the width of the card dispensing apparatus is not limited by the size of the electric motor, there is an advantage that the width of the card dispensing apparatus can be narrowed and a small card dispensing apparatus can be obtained.

In the card dispensing apparatus of claim 2, the card dispensing apparatus of claim 2 is further provided with a card withdrawing means adjacent to the conveying member, wherein the stroke in the dispensing direction of the conveying member is provided when the distal end of the card is near the withdrawing means. It is in the range facing the shortest card.

In this configuration, when a slip is generated between the card and the conveying member and cannot be transferred to the card dispensing device in one dispensing movement of the conveying member, the conveying member conveys the card.

In this case, the stroke of the conveying body is determined so as to face the shortest card when the tip of the card is in the vicinity of the take-out device.

In other words, when the conveying member re-contacts the card once sent out, only the same card is face-contacted and not the second card from the shortest.

Therefore, even if the conveying member again provides a dispensing motion with respect to the same card, the conveying force is transmitted only to the shortest card, which has the advantage of not dispensing two cards.

The invention of claim 8 is the card dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base has an extruded slope slid forward toward the take-out means against the rear end of the card.

In this configuration, the lower end of the card is extruded toward the drawing means by the extrusion slope.

Only the bottom card can pass two card feed prevention means, and the card placed above is blocked by two card feed prevention means.

As a result, the lower card is usually in a stepped shape.

When newly stacked cards are stacked, the rear ends of the cards are extruded by the extrusion slope and stacked up stepwise.

In other words, when the initial set is made, the card loading state is automatically set to a state similar to the normal dispensing state.

Therefore, there is an advantage in that the loading state of the card close to the normal pre-discharge state can be initialized and the correspondence can be made with the normal dispensing setting.

The invention of claim 9 is to press the surface of the card to a base arranged in a fixed state to hold the card in a columnar shape, and to perform the dispensing motion by the flat loop motion based on the dispensing command. The card is drawn out one by one in a predetermined direction by a flat loop motion of the conveying member in contact with the card surface through the opening, and then the card is drawn out actively by a card feeding means for actively drawing and dispensing the card. A card dispensing apparatus configured to dispensing, wherein a card dispensing detecting means is disposed downstream of the card dispensing means, and the flat loop moving means and the card dispensing means are stopped based on a dispensing signal of a card from the card dispensing detecting means. The card dispensing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

In this configuration, when the card delivery detecting means detects that the card has been withdrawn from the card feeding means, the flat loop moving means and the card feeding means are stopped.

In other words, the card is completely dispensed and two cards are not dispensed.

In the invention of claim 10, the cards stacked and held on the base in a columnar shape are brought into surface contact with the conveying member which has passed through the opening of the base and is sent out by a linear motion in the conveying member card dispensing direction.

The conveying member is provided with a linear motion in the card dispensing direction by the flat loop motion means, and sends out the lowermost card in the dispensing direction by the frictional force generated by the surface contact with the lower surface of the lowermost card.

The leading end of the sent out bottom card is pulled from the holding part by the feeding means.

The conveying member is movable in the ejecting direction from the opening when the card is drawn out in the dispensing direction by the dispensing means.

In other words, since the conveying member moves in a direction away from the bottom card, the frictional force between the conveying member and the card is reduced, and the withdrawal resistance of the card is drawn out by frictional contact between the base on which the card is placed. Close to resistance.

Accordingly, the card can be easily withdrawn by the dispensing means.

Therefore, even if the amount of cards loaded is increased, the card can be taken out without making the apparatus larger.

In the invention of claim 11, the second reciprocating member is moved in the card dispensing direction by linear movement of the first reciprocating member.

The second reciprocating member is moved in the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member at a predetermined timing.

Since the conveying member is attached to the second reciprocating member, the second reciprocating member is moved toward the holding part in the perpendicular direction at the most backward retracted position of the first reciprocating member, and then the first reciprocating member is moved in the card dispensing direction. And the second reciprocating body moves in a direction away from the holding part as the right angle direction at the most advanced position of the first reciprocating body, and then the first reciprocating body moves in the semi-dispensing direction of the card, thereby performing a flat loop motion. have.

When the conveying body moves toward the holding part of the conveying body, the conveying body passes through the opening of the base to the holding part, and the conveying body is in surface contact with the lower surface of the bottom card.

The cards stacked and held in a columnar shape on the base by the continuous movement of the card in the dispensing direction of the first reciprocating member are disbursed by linear movement of the conveying member in the card dispensing direction.

When the distal end of the card is pulled by the dispensing means by this dispensing, the conveying member moves in the same direction due to the movement of the card.

By this movement, the conveying member is moved in the retracting direction from the opening by the evacuating means, and in other words, the conveying member is moved in the direction which is withdrawn from the holding part by the evacuating means, so that the contact pressure between the conveying member and the card decreases.

As a result, the withdrawal resistance of the card approaches the withdrawal resistance generated by the frictional contact between the base on which the card is placed.

Therefore, even if the amount of cards loaded is increased, the card can be taken out without making the apparatus larger.

In the invention of claim 12, the second reciprocating member is moved in the card dispensing direction by linear movement of the first reciprocating member.

The second reciprocating member is moved in the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member at a predetermined timing.

Since the conveying member is attached to the second reciprocating member, the second reciprocating member is moved toward the holding part in the perpendicular direction at the last retreat position of the first reciprocating member, and then the first reciprocating member is moved in the card dispensing direction. The second reciprocating member moves in a direction away from the holding portion as the right angle direction at the most advanced position of the first reciprocating member, and then the first reciprocating member moves in the conveying direction of the card to perform a flat loop motion. Can be.

When the conveying body moves toward the holding part of the conveying body, the conveying body passes through the opening of the base to the holding part, and the conveying body is in surface contact with the lower surface of the bottom card.

Then, the card at the bottom of the cards stacked and held on the base by the continuous movement of the first reciprocating member in the card dispensing direction is sent out by linear movement in the card dispensing direction of the conveying member.

When the tip of the card is pulled by the feeding means by this feeding, the conveying member is attracted by the movement of the card and is moved in the same direction against the tensile force of the elastic pressing means.

By this movement, the conveying member is guided from the opening to the retracting direction by an interlocking shaft guided by a guide hole inclined in a direction away from the dispensing direction.

In other words, since the conveying member is guided in the direction of exiting from the holding portion by the guide hole and the interlocking shaft, the contact pressure between the conveying member and the card is reduced.

As a result, the withdrawal resistance of the card approaches the withdrawal resistance generated by the frictional contact between the base on which the card is placed.

Therefore, even if the amount of cards loaded is increased, the card can be taken out without making the apparatus larger.

In addition, since the retraction movement of the conveying member is performed by the guide hole and the interlocking shaft, the device can be miniaturized and can be configured at low cost.

In the invention of claim 13, the second reciprocating member is moved in the card dispensing direction by linear movement of the first reciprocating member.

The second reciprocating member is moved in the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member at a predetermined timing.

The conveying body is pivotable to the first reciprocating body reciprocating in the horizontal direction, and is attached to the horizontal lever extending in the horizontal direction and the second L-shaped reciprocating body extending in the substantially vertical upright direction, and also to the first reciprocating body. Since the reciprocating movement is carried out in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the fuselage, the second reciprocating member is moved toward the holding part by pivoting in one direction at the most retracted position of the first reciprocating member, and then the first reciprocating member is moved in the card dispensing direction. And the second reciprocating member is moved away from the holding part by pivoting in the opposite direction to the above in the most forward position of the first reciprocating member, and then the first reciprocating member is moved in the semi-dispensing direction of the card. You can do loop exercises.

When the conveying body moves toward the holding part of the conveying body, the conveying body passes through the opening of the base to the holding part, and the conveying body is in surface contact with the lower surface of the bottom card.

Then, the card at the bottom of the cards stacked and held in a columnar shape on the base by the continuous movement of the card in the dispensing direction of the first reciprocating member is dispensed by a linear movement in the card dispensing direction of the conveying member.

When the distal end of the card is pulled by the dispensing means by this dispensing, the conveying member moves in the same direction due to the movement of the card.

By this movement, since the guide hole extended in the direction away from the delivery direction is moved relative to the interlocking shaft, the conveying body is guided to the interlocking shaft to guide the conveying body from the opening in the retracting direction.

In other words, since the conveying member is guided in the direction of exiting from the holding portion by the guide hole and the interlocking shaft, the contact pressure between the conveying member and the card decreases.

As a result, the withdrawal resistance of the card approaches the withdrawal resistance generated by the frictional contact between the base on which the card is placed.

Therefore, even if the amount of cards loaded is increased, the card can be taken out without making the apparatus larger.

In addition, since the evacuation movement of the conveying member is performed by the first reciprocating member, the second reciprocating member, the guide hole, and the interlocking shaft, the device can be miniaturized and can be configured at low cost.

In the invention of claim 14, the second reciprocating member is moved in the card dispensing direction by linear movement of the first reciprocating member.

The second reciprocating member is moved in the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member at a predetermined timing.

The conveying body is pivotable to the first reciprocating body reciprocating in the horizontal direction, and is attached to the horizontal lever extending in the horizontal direction and the second L-shaped reciprocating body extending in the substantially vertical lowering direction, and also to the first reciprocating body. Since the second reciprocating member pivots in one direction at the most backward retracted position of the first reciprocating member, the driven hole of the guide hole is pushed up by the linkage shaft toward the holding part because the reciprocating member moves reciprocally in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the reciprocating member. After the movement, the first reciprocating member moves in the card dispensing direction, and the second reciprocating member pivots in a direction opposite to the above in the forward position of the first reciprocating member, and is held by the interlocking shaft through the guide hole. A flat loop motion can be performed by moving in a direction away from the first moving member, and then moving the first reciprocating member in the half dispensing direction of the card.

Since the conveying member is elastically pressurized in the semi-dispensing direction by the elastic body, the interlocking shaft stops at the driven hole unless the conveying member is drawn out to the card.

When the conveying body moves toward the holding part, the interlocking shaft is pushed up by the driven hole.

As a result, the interlocking shaft pushes up the edge portion of the driven hole in a substantially perpendicular direction, and thus can push up the stacked cards.

When the conveying body moves toward the holding part of the conveying body, the conveying body passes through the opening of the base to the holding part, and the conveying body is in surface contact with the lower surface of the bottom card.

Then, the cards stacked and held in a columnar shape on the base by the continuous movement in the card dispensing direction of the first reciprocating member are disbursed by linear movement of the conveying member in the card dispensing direction.

When the tip of the card is pulled by the feeding means by this feeding, the conveying member moves in the same direction in response to the tensile force of the elastic body, attracted by the movement of the card.

By this movement, the conveying member is moved relative to the interlocking shaft with the guide hole extending in a direction away from the dispensing direction. Therefore, the conveying member is guided to the interlocking shaft and the conveying member is guided from the opening to the retracting direction. Since the guide shaft is guided out of the holding part by the interlocking shaft, the contact force between the conveying member and the card is reduced.

As a result, the withdrawal resistance of the card approaches the withdrawal resistance generated by the frictional contact between the base on which the card is placed.

Therefore, even if the amount of cards loaded is increased, the card can be taken out without making the apparatus larger.

In addition, since the retraction movement of the conveying member is performed by the first reciprocating member, the second reciprocating member, the guide hole, the interlocking shaft, and the elastic body, the device can be miniaturized and can be configured at low cost.

In particular, since the card can be pushed up by the driven hole, it can be pushed up reliably even if the amount of card loading is increased.

In addition, since the structure is composed of a driven hole, an interlocking shaft, and an elastic body continuous to the guide hole, the device can be configured at low cost without increasing the size of the device.

Pressing the face of the aligned cards against the base arranged in a fixed state to hold the row of cards in a columnar shape, and move the conveying members in contact with the face of the card in a predetermined direction through the openings of the base one by one. In a card dispensing apparatus adapted for dispensing in a predetermined direction, the conveying member has a flat contact surface and is moved by flat loop moving means, wherein the flat loop moving means advances into the opening at a predetermined exit position, and the card is moved. And a reciprocating member which is in surface contact with the surface and linearly reciprocates in the card dispensing direction and moves in a direction perpendicular to the dispensing direction, wherein the reciprocating member linearly reciprocates in the card dispensing direction. 1 reciprocating member and the reciprocating movement in a direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the first reciprocating member Includes a second reciprocating member, the second reciprocating member has an L shape, each of the second reciprocating member has a long hole extending in an up and down direction, and the second reciprocating member is guided to be linearly movable. A first pivot position is supported by a reciprocating body, a crank pin is inserted into the long hole, and the crank pin is moved forward from the vicinity of the last retracted position of the first reciprocating body to a cam which is integrally moved with the first reciprocating body during rotation. And the crank pin is in contact with the cam, the second reciprocating member is pivoted so that the conveying member is moved away from the first reciprocating member, and the second reciprocating member is moved in the card dispensing direction. A plurality of crank pins are arranged in a circumferential direction, and the crank pins are formed from cranks attached to both ends of the rotating shaft disposed at right angles to It is output, the rotational axis is arranged between the crank, and a card dispensing apparatus is characterized in that the rotational axis is coupled to the gear output shaft of the electric motor which is perpendicular to the rotation axis.

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1 is a perspective view of a card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

2 is a plan view of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

3 is a left side view of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing means of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view near the most retracted position of the conveying body drive device along the B-B line of FIG.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a state where the card holding means of the card dispensing apparatus of the first embodiment is removed.

8 is a side view of a state in which the left side plate of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment is removed.

9 is a side view of a state in which the right side plate of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment is removed.

10 is an exploded perspective view of the conveying member drive device of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

11 is a plan view and a side view of the crank device of the conveying member drive device of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

12 is a prime mover of the conveying member drive device of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the withdrawal device of the card dispensing device of the first embodiment.

14 is a block diagram of the control means of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

15 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

16 to 20 are explanatory views of the operation of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

The card dispensing apparatus 100 has a function of separating and dispensing cards one by one from the shortest end of the card array arranged in columnar shape by bringing the surfaces into close contact with each other.

The card dispensing apparatus 100 roughly includes a card holding means 102 and a card dispensing means 104.

First, the card holding means 102 will be described.

The card holding means 102 has a function of holding and holding the cards in close contact with each other in a columnar shape.

In the present embodiment, the card holding means 102 has a rectangular cross section by closing the opening 108 of one side of the channel-shaped holding member 106 in a planar view by the vertically long removable removable cover 112. The longitudinal holding chamber 114 of is formed.

The lower surface of the card holding means 102 is closed by the base 116.

As shown in FIG. 5, the card C is placed on the base 116, and the surfaces C stacked in the holding cylinder 114 in the vertical direction are held in close contact with each other.

An elongated slit-shaped outlet 118 is formed between the base 116 and the lower end of the lid 112 disposed in the opening 108 of the card holding means 102.

The height of the outlet 118 is about three times the thickness of the card C.

The base 116 is formed with an opening 124 through which the conveying member described later enters.

In this embodiment, the opening 124 consists of three openings 124A, 124B, and 124C.

In addition, the holding body 106 is formed with a vertically long viewing window 115, and the lid 112 is formed with a vertically long viewing window 122.

The card holding means 102 cards projections 126LF and 126LR projecting laterally horizontally under the left wall of the retainer 106, and projections 128RF and 128ff projecting horizontally below the right wall. By locking the locking piece 138 by hanging on the horizontally long locking grooves 134LF and 134LR of the left wall 132L of the delivery means 104 and the horizontally long locking grooves 136RF and 136RR of the right wall 132R, respectively. It is attached so that it does not fall off.

In addition, when the frictional force with respect to the conveying member of the card C mentioned later is small, it is preferable to increase the frictional force by mounting a weight on the uppermost card or by elastically pressing with a spring force or the like.

Next, the card dispensing means 104 will be described.

The card dispensing means 104 has a function of discharging the card C at the lowermost end of the cards stacked on the card holding means 102 one by one in a predetermined direction.

In the present embodiment, the card dispensing means 104 includes a frame means 142, a conveying body 144, a loop motion means 146, a drawing means 148, and a driving means 150.

First, the frame means 142 will be described.

The frame means 142 is a housing to which the flat loop moving means 146, the drawing means 148, and the driving means 150 are attached, and the bottom plate 152, the left side plate 132L, and the right side plate which are long vertical rectangles are attached. 132R is formed in a cross-sectional channel shape.

In detail, the bottom plate 152, the left side plate 132L, and the right side plate 132R are fastened so that disassembly is possible by the fastening means 154. FIG.

The fastening means 154 includes a hook 156 formed at the front and rear left and right end surfaces of the bottom plate 152, and a quadrangle formed at the bottom of the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R opposite to the hook 156. The locking hole 158 and the bottom plate 152 is formed by a projection 162 formed at the center of the side and the elastic locking piece 164 capable of locking the projection 162.

After inserting the hooks 156 into the engaging holes 158, the outer surfaces of the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R are hooked by the hook 156 by sliding backward (right direction in FIG. 3), The protrusion 162 is removed from the tip of the elastic locking piece 164 so that the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R cannot slide in the opposite direction, and are integrated with the bottom plate 152.

In this case, the space | interval of the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R is set to predetermined | prescribed space by the width regulating plate 166 perpendicular | vertically standing upright from the bottom plate 152. As shown in FIG.

The bottom plate 152 may be fixed to and integrated with the metal slide base 168.

Next, the conveying member 144 will be described.

The conveying member 144 is in surface contact with the surface of the card C at the end of the card row, and has a function of providing a driving force to the card by the frictional force and discharging it in the dispensing direction.

In the present embodiment, the conveying bodies 144 are vertically long and have a predetermined width, and are four rectangular rod-shaped bodies formed of soft rubber, which is a high friction body, and are arranged in parallel.

In other words, the conveying member 144 has a planar contact surface 172 at the upper end which is in surface contact with the surface of the card.

When the conveying member 144 generates a slip against the card, the conveying member 144 preferably has a lower hardness than the material of the card in order not to damage the card.

However, since the hardness is very low when the card is made of paper, it is preferable to select a soft rubber of hardness close to paper.

The conveying member 144 is fixed in parallel to the upper surface of the holding member 145 as a flat plate by bonding or the like, and is configured to be integrally movable.

The conveying member 144 can also be formed by forming a wide width, and can increase the number of conversely.

The conveying member 144 may advance to the holding chamber 114 through the opening 124 formed to face the base 116 of the card holding means 102.

Next, the flat loop moving means 146 will be described.

The flat loop moving means 146 has a function of causing the conveying member 144 to have a flat loop motion.

Specifically, the flat loop moving means 146 advances the conveying member 144 into the opening 124 at a predetermined exit position and makes surface contact with the surface of the card C, and then maintains the contact state. After moving in the predetermined dispensing direction, it has a function of moving out of the opening 124 at the exit position and then moving to the advance position while maintaining the state.

The flat loop moving means 146 includes a reciprocating member 182 that linearly reciprocates in the card dispensing direction and moves in a direction perpendicular to the dispensing direction.

The reciprocating member 182 may include a first reciprocating member 184 linearly reciprocating in the card dispensing direction, a second reciprocating member 186 reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member 184, Relative position holding means 187 and driving means 189 for holding the position of the second reciprocating body are included.

First, the first reciprocating member 184 will be described.

The first reciprocating member 184 has a function of providing the conveying member 144 with motion in the card dispensing direction and the return direction in the opposite direction.

In other words, the first reciprocating member 184 has a function of giving the conveying member 144 a linear motion in the dispensing direction and the semi dispensing direction of the flat loop motion.

The first reciprocating member 184 has a cross-section inverted by the top plate 188, top plate 188, the wall (192R) right to drooping downward from the left side wall (192L) and the right end of the vertical falling downward from the left end of the It is formed in U shape.

The first reciprocating member 184 is guided by the left guide means 194L and the right guide means 194R to linearly move in the dispensing direction and the opposite direction of the card.

The left guide means 194L is formed on the inner surface of the left plate 132L and has a guide having the same diameter freely attached to the front and rear ends of the left guide groove 196L and the left wall 192L extending in the horizontal direction. It is comprised by the rollers 198LF and 198LR.

These rollers 198LF and 198LR are inserted into the left guide groove 196L, and can be linearly moved while being guided by the guide groove 196L.

The right guide means 194R is formed on the inner surface of the right side plate 132R and has a guide having the same diameter freely rotatably attached to the front and rear ends of the right guide groove 196R and the right wall 192R extending in the horizontal direction. It is comprised by the rollers 198RF and 198RR.

These rollers 198RF and 198RR are inserted into the right guide groove 196R, and can be linearly moved while being guided by the guide groove 196R.

Next, the second reciprocating member 186 will be described.

The second reciprocating member 186 has a function of providing a movement of the conveying member 144 with respect to the surface of the card C in a direction of contacting and a direction away from it.

In other words, the second reciprocating member 186 has a function of giving the conveying member 144 a linear motion in the approach direction to the card C in the flat loop motion and in the semi approach direction.

The second reciprocating member 186 is an inverted L-shaped lever pivotally attached to the pivot shaft 204.

In this embodiment, the lever 206 is an L-shape supported pivotally on the pivot shafts 204F and 204R attached to the front end portions of the left side wall 192L and the right side wall 192R of the first reciprocating member 184. Levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR.

However, the lever 206 can be configured by one lever 206 or a pair of left and right levers 206RF and 206RR.

The substantially vertical upright first levers 208RF, 208RR, 208LF, and 208LR of the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR are formed with holes 212RF, 212RR, 212LF, and 212LR that are approximately vertically upright.

First from the retainer 145 at the tip of the second lever 214RF, 214RR (214LF, 214LR is not visible) extending approximately parallel to the top plate 188 of the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, 206LR. Legs 216RF, 216RR, 216LF, and 216LR extending downward through the opening of the top plate 188 of the reciprocating member 184 are pivotally supported by the shafts 218RF, 218RR, 218LF, and 218LR.

The four-section parallel link mechanism 219 is formed by the second levers 214RF, 214RR, 214LF, and 214LR and the legs 216RF, 216RR, 216LF, and 216LR.

Accordingly, the conveying member 144 is linearly reciprocated in a direction perpendicular to the dispensing direction of the first reciprocating member 184.

Next, the relative position holding means 187 will be described.

The relative position maintaining means 187 maintains the relative position of the second reciprocating member 184 with respect to the first reciprocating member 184 in a predetermined positional relationship while the first reciprocating member 184 is linearly moving. Have

In this embodiment, the relative position maintaining means 187 is a cam 222 formed integrally with the first reciprocating member 184.

The cam 222 extends downwardly along the cam projections 222RF, 222RR, 222LF, and 222LR outside the first lever 208RF, 208RR, 208LF, and 208LR from the left wall 192L and the right wall 192R, respectively. Pan cams (224RF, 224RR, 224LF, 224LR) formed on one side of the.

Since the fan cams 224RF, 224RR, 224LF, and 224LR have the same configuration, the fan cams 224LR will be representatively described.

The plate cam 224LR is formed in the lower end with the 1st cam part 226 formed back downward, and the upper part which follows it, and has the 2nd cam part 228 formed upward toward the rear.

These 1st cam part 226 and the 2nd cam part 228 can contact the crank pin 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, 230LR mentioned later, respectively.

Specifically, when the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR contact the first cam portion 226, the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, Since 206LR is rotated with respect to the first reciprocating member 184, the conveying member 144 is moved in a direction approaching or away from the first reciprocating member 184.

When the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are in contact with the second cam portion 228, the first reciprocation of the second reciprocating member 186 even if the positions of the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are changed. The phase for the fuselage 184 remains constant.

In other words, even when the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are rotated, the relative position with respect to the first reciprocating member 184 of the conveying member 144 is set not to change.

With this configuration, the stroke in the flat transverse direction, in other words, in the dispensing direction and the semi-dispensing direction of the card C, is determined in accordance with the rotation diameters of the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR.

This stroke is carried out even when the tip of the card C at the lowermost end reaches to the right side of the rollers 382 and 384 of the drawing means 334, which will be described later. When contacting C), only the bottom card (C) is set to contact.

This is to send only the bottom card (C).

Next, the driving means 189 will be described.

The drive means 189 has the function of driving the flat loop movement means 146.

The drive means 189 comprises a crank 232 and a crank pin 230 attached to a predetermined radial position of the crank 232.

In this embodiment, the cranks 232 are provided with cranks 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, and 232LR of the same radius, respectively, facing the L-shaped levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR.

The cranks 232RF and 232LF are gears 236RF and 236LF formed in cross sections of the rotation shafts 234RF and 234LF.

The cranks 232RF and 232LF are integrated by engaging the cross sections of the rotation shafts 234RF and 234LF.

By constructing in this way, the cranks 232RF and 232LF can be comprised with the same resin molded article, and it can manufacture at low cost.

Similarly, the cranks 232RR and 232LR are gears 236RR and 236LR formed in the cross sections of the rotation shafts 234RR and 234LR, and the cranks 232RF and 232LF are integrated by engaging the cross sections of the rotation shafts 234RR and 234LR.

Crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, 230LR are attached to each outward cross section of the gears 236RF and 236LF, 236RR and 236LR.

In this embodiment, the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are rollers. This is to reduce driving force and to improve durability.

The rotating shafts 234RF and 234LF and 234RR and 234LR are inserted into the semicircular bearing grooves 244RF, 244LF and 244RR and 244LR respectively formed at the top of the box-shaped drive frame 242, and the top of the retainer 246 from above. The semicircular bearing grooves (248RF (248LF not visible), 248RR (248LR not visible)) are covered to keep the rotation free.

The drive frame 242 is resin molded integrally with the bottom plate 152.

Therefore, the drive body frame 242, namely the drive means 189, is arrange | positioned between the left and right cranks 232LF, 232RF, and 232LR, 232RR.

Between the bearing grooves 244RF, 244LF and 244RR, 244LR of the drive frame 242, the rotation shaft 252 is freely supported for rotation, and pinion gears 254L and 254R fixed at both ends thereof are gears 236LF and 2361R, respectively. And 236RF and 236RR).

The crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, 230LR are set in phase.

Therefore, during forward rotation, the gears 236LF and 236LR are rotated in the same direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 5) by the pinion gear 254L, and the gears 236RF and 236RR by the pinion gear 254R, and the crank The pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are rotated clockwise in FIG. 5 in the same phase.

Crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are slidably inserted into corresponding long holes 212RF, 212RR, 212LF, and 212LR, respectively.

Accordingly, the second reciprocating member 186 is moved in the card dispensing direction and the semi-dispensing direction by mainly the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR in the left and right directions of FIG. 5, and the pivot shaft 204F, A reciprocating linear motion is provided to the first reciprocating member 184 in the card dispensing direction and the semi-dispensing direction via 204R.

In addition, the second reciprocating member 186 contacts the first cam part 226 at a predetermined timing during the rotation of the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR in the vertical rotation of FIG. The relative position with respect to 184 is rotated so as not to change.

In addition, when the first reciprocating member 184 moves in the dispensing direction, the first reciprocating member 184 is rotated to contact the second cam part 228 so as to be spaced apart and approach in a right angle direction.

Therefore, the conveying member 144 is subjected to a flat loop motion through the holding body 145 by the rotation of the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR.

The first bevel gear 256 is fixed in the middle of the rotation shaft 252.

A second bevel gear 258 meshing with the first bevel gear 256 and a gear 264 fixed to the same rotation shaft 265 as the second bevel gear 258 are incorporated in the drive frame 242. .

Thus, the axis of rotation 265 rotates around an axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation 252.

A rotating shaft 266 is attached to the drive frame 242 in parallel with the rotating shaft 265, and a pinion gear 268 meshing with the gear 264 is fixed to the rotating shaft 266.

A clutch piece 272A on one side of the engagement clutch 272 is integrally provided at the end face of the rotation shaft 266.

Therefore, since the driving means 189 is disposed in the so-called dead space between the left and right crank pins 230LF, 230LR, 230RF, and 230RR, there is an advantage that the device can be miniaturized.

Next, the driving means 150 will be mainly described with reference to FIG.

12A is a plan view of the drive means 150, (B) is a rear view, (C) is a left side view, and (D) is a C-C cross sectional view.

The driving means 150 has a function of driving the driving means 189 and the drawing means 148.

The driving means 150 includes an L-shaped casing 282, an electric motor 284, a deceleration mechanism 286 and a drive device 288 of the drawing means 148 in plan view.

The driving means 150 is unitized by the casing 282 and is detachable by engaging the engaging portion 291 of the casing 252 by hooks 290L and 290R protruding from the end of the drive frame 242. Is attached.

The drive pinion gear 294 is fixed to the output shaft 292 of the electric motor 284 fixed to the casing 282 by the screw 283.

The drive pinion gear 294 meshes with the gear 298 fixed to the rotary shaft 296 immediately above, and the gear 302 adjacently fixed to the rotary shaft 296 is a rotary shaft 304 arranged in parallel with respect to the rotary shaft 296. Is engaged with a gear 306 fixed to

The gear 308 fixed adjacent to the gear 306 is engaged with the gear 314 fixed to the rotation shaft 312 below the rotation shaft 304 and disposed to the side of the gear 294.

The clutch piece 272B on the other side of the engagement clutch 272 is fixed to the end surface of the rotating shaft 312.

When the prime mover 150 is fixed to the drive frame 242, the rotation of the electric motor 282 causes the output shaft 292, the drive pinion gears 294 and 298, because the clutch pieces 272A and 272B are engaged. It is transmitted to the gear 268 through the rotation shaft 296, the gears 302, 306, the rotation shaft 304, the gears 308, 314, the rotation shaft 312, and the clutch 272.

Next, the driving device 288 will be described.

The drive device 288 has a function of driving the drawing means 148 for drawing out the card C sent out by the flat loop moving means 146.

The drive device 288 is a gear mechanism 313.

As for the gear mechanism 313, the bevel gear 316 fixed to the rotating shaft 304 is meshed with the bevel gear 318.

The bevel gear 318 is fixed to the rotation shaft 322.

The gear 324 is fixed to the tip which protrudes from the casing 282 of the rotating shaft 322.

Next, the drawing means 148 will be described.

The drawing means 148 has a function of drawing out one card C sent out by the flat loop moving means 146.

In the present embodiment, the drawing means 148 includes two feeding prevention means 332 and a drawing means 334.

First, the transmission prevention means 332 is explained.

The two-sheet dispensing preventing means 332 has a function of allowing only one shortest card to pass through when the cards are stacked and dispensed by the conveying member 144.

Therefore, it is possible to change to another device having the same function.

The two-sheet feeding prevention means 332 is disposed on the side of the outlet 118, and includes a roller 335, a reverse rotation roller 336, and a gap adjusting means 338.

Next, the roller 335 will be described.

The roller 335 is disposed below the card passage 342, which is an extension line of the outlet 118, and is loosely fitted to the rotation shaft 344 to be coupled thereto.

In this embodiment, the roller 335 is comprised by the two rollers 335L and 335R arrange | positioned at intervals in the width direction of a card, These rollers are shape | molded by resin.

The roller 335 is rotatable about the rotation shaft 344.

The rotating shaft 344 is driven to rotate by engaging a gear 345 fixed to an end thereof with an intermediate gear 348 freely supported for rotation from the gear 324 to the shaft 346.

Next, the reverse rotation roller 336 will be described.

The reverse rotation roller 336 is disposed above the card passage 342, and is disposed to face the roller 335, and when the reciprocating member 182 performs a transfer motion, the opposite circumferential surface of the card C is discharged. It is rotated to move in the opposite direction.

In addition, the distance between the roller 335 and the reverse rotation roller 336 is set to be less than the thickness of the two cards while exceeding the thickness of the card, the reverse rotation roller 336 prevents two cards are overlapped and sent out.

In detail, when two cards C are stacked and advanced, the reverse rotation roller 336 acts to push back the end face of the upper card, and only the card in contact with the roller 335 is the roller 335. And between the reverse rotation roller 336.

The reverse rotation roller 336 is fixed to the rotating shaft 352, and is molded by soft rubber which is excellent in abrasion resistance and has a predetermined coefficient of friction.

In an embodiment, the reverse rotation roller 336 is a gear 357 in which the gear 353 fixed to the roller 335 is rotatably supported on the shaft 356 by a gear 345 fixed to the shaft 344. Rotation is driven through engagement.

Next, the gap adjusting means 338 will be described.

The gap adjusting means 338 has a function of adjusting the distance between the upper end of the circumferential surface of the roller 335 and the lower end of the circumferential surface of the reverse rotation roller 336 to be less than the thickness of two cards while exceeding the thickness of one card.

In the present embodiment, the gap adjusting means 338 includes a swinging body 362 supporting the rotation shaft 352 of the reverse rotation roller 336, screws 364L and 364R and screws 364L and 364R as adjustment means. A screw hole plate 366 having screw holes 374L and 374R for loading is included.

The swinging body 362 is in the form of an inverted L-shaped door viewed from the side, and the shaft 368L projecting laterally from both ends is in the shaft hole 372L of the left plate 132L, and the shaft 368R is the right plate 132R. The rotation is freely inserted into the shaft hole 372R.

The screw hole plate 366 fixes the right end to the left side plate 132L, and the left end to the right side plate 132R, and is arranged above the swinging body 362 at predetermined intervals.

Screw holes 374L and 374R extending in the vertical direction are formed at the left and right ends of the screw hole plate 366 so that the screws 364L and 364R are embedded respectively.

The tip ends of the screws 364L and 364R are in contact with the upper end face of the swinging body 362.

The swinging body 362 is elastically pressurized in a direction away from the roller 335 by the reverse rotation roller 336 by the spring 376 caught between the screw hole plate 366.

By inserting the screws 364L and 364R, the oscillating body 362 can be rotated by a small amount, and the reverse rotation roller 336 can be approached by a small amount to the roller 335.

Therefore, the distance between the lower end of the circumferential surface of the reverse rotation roller 336 and the upper end of the circumferential surface of the roller 335 can be adjusted to be less than the thickness of two cards or more than two cards by driving or removing the screws 364L and 364R.

Accordingly, only one card C may pass through the gap between the roller 335 and the reverse rotation roller 336.

Next, the feeding means 334 will be described.

The dispensing means 334 has a function of further advancing the card which has passed the two-sheet dispensing preventing means 332 in the dispensing direction.

Therefore, the feeding means 334 can be changed to another means having the same function.

In this embodiment, the feeding means 334 is constituted by a pair of rollers 382 and 384 arranged up and down.

The roller 382 is disposed below the card passage 342 and is fixed to the rotation shaft 386.

The roller 384 is disposed opposite the roller 382 on the upper side of the card passage 342 and is fixed to the rotation shaft 388.

The rollers 382 and 384 are molded by soft rubber, and are usually set so that the peripheral surfaces of the rollers 382 and 384 are in light contact.

The gear 392 fixed to the end of the rotation shaft 386 is engaged with the intermediate gear 348.

Gear 392 is engaged with gear 394 fixed to the end of shaft 388.

Therefore, the roller 382 is rotated by the gear 348 in the forward rotation direction, which is the card dispensing direction.

The roller 384 is rotated from the gear 392 through the gear 394 and the shaft 388 in the forward rotation direction, which is the card dispensing direction.

When the card is sent in, the rollers 382 and 384 elastically deform to sandwich the card from above and below to feed the card out.

In this embodiment, the roller 384 is comprised by the rollers 384L and 384R arrange | positioned at predetermined spaces.

The shaft 346, the rotating shaft 344 of the roller 335, and the shaft 386 of the roller 382 are mounted on a single box-shaped first bearing body 396 and unitized to facilitate assembly and replace the roller. It is desirable to facilitate the operation.

In the present embodiment, the lower guide edges 388L and 388R and the upper guide edges 392L which extend horizontally from the front side end portion on the opposite inner surfaces of the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R of the frame means 142. , 392R are formed, and they are connected by the stop frame 394 standing upright.

The bottom and upper surfaces of the left and right ends of the first bearing body 396 are pushed against the lower guide edges 388L and 388R and the upper guide edges 392L and 392R, respectively, and are tightened to the stop frame 394.

In this state, the stoppers 396L and 396R formed in the cantilever state integrally face the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R, and are thus opposed to the projection 398 on the side surface of the first bearing body 396. 1 The bearing body 396 is fixed to the frame means 142.

The circumferential speeds of the rollers 382 and 384 are set in the same manner, and are set at a speed two to six times greater than the moving speed in the dispensing direction of the conveying member 144.

The rotating shaft 388 of the roller 384 is attached to the box-shaped second bearing body 402.

The length of the second bearing body 402 is set to a length that can be densely inserted between the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R.

In addition, the inner side of the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R has a lower guide jaw 404 for guiding the lower surface of the second bearing body 402 and an upper guide jaw 406 for guiding the upper surface. ) Is formed.

The second bearing member 402 is inserted between the lower guide member 404 and the upper guide member 406 and slides so that the bottom of the longitudinally long groove 408 at the end of the second bearing member 402 is left. Positioning is carried out at a predetermined position by inserting the end portions 132L and the right side plate 132R until they come into contact with the end faces.

At this time, the projections 410L and 410R formed on the left and right end faces of the stopper 409 integrally attached to the second bearing body 402 are engaged with the holes 412L and 412R of the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R, respectively. Is fixed to the end of the

The stopper 409 has a rectangular ring shape made of resin, and only the front side portion thereof is fixed to the second bearing body 402.

Therefore, the side frames 414L and 414R are elastically deformable.

These side frames 414L and 414R are connected by the connecting body 416. As shown in FIG.

It is preferable that the connecting body 416 bends so that a finger is easily hooked.

When the second bearing body 402 is separated from the frame means 142, the thumb is placed on the front face of the second bearing body 402 and the index finger or the like is hooked on the connecting body 416 and pulled toward the front face side. The side frames 414L and 414R elastically deform and move inward, and the projections 408L and 408R are removed from the engaging holes 412L and 412R.

In this missing state, the second bearing body 402 can be taken out to be separated from the frame means 142.

Next, the control means 422 will be described.

The control means 422 includes a holding card detecting means 424, a card dispensing detecting means 426, a retreat position detecting means 432, arithmetic processing means 434 such as a microcomputer, and an electric motor 284. have.

First, the holding card detecting means 424 will be described.

The holding card detecting means 424 has a function of detecting the presence or absence of a card in the card holding means 102.

Therefore, the hold card detecting means 424 can change to another device having the same function.

In the present embodiment, the holding card detecting means 424 is interlocked with the first detecting member 436 attached to the first reciprocating member 184, the spring 438 as the elastic pressing means, and the first detecting member 436. The first detecting object 442 is included.

The first detector 436 is rotatably attached to the shaft 444 of the first reciprocating member 184, the upper end of which is located on the side of the conveying member 144, and is conveyed by the spring 438. The rotational force is given so as to be located above.

The first to-be-detected body 442 is attached to the front-end | tip of the lever 446 continuous to the 1st detector 436 so that pivoting motion is possible.

The lever 446 and the first detecting object 442 constitute a part of the four-section parallel link mechanism 444.

Accordingly, the first detector 442 is approached and spaced apart from the first reciprocating member 184 in parallel with the swing of the first detector 436.

When the first detector 436 protrudes above the conveying member 144 by the holding sensor 450 fixed to the holding member 246, the first detecting member 442 holds the holding sensor 450. It is detected by.

By this detection, the hold sensor 450 outputs a cardless signal.

In other words, when the first detecting object 442 is not detected by the holding sensor 450, the holding signal FS is output.

Next, the card delivery detecting means 426 will be described.

The card delivery detecting means 426 has a function of detecting the presence of a card in the drawing means 148.

Therefore, the card delivery detecting means 426 can be changed to another device having the same function.

The card delivery detection means 426 includes a second detector 452 and a delivery sensor 454.

The second detector 452 is elastically pressurized such that its upper end portion projects into the card passage 342 between the rollers 382L and 382R in the first bearing body 396.

The sending sensor 454 is built in the first bearing body 396, and outputs the sending signal DS of the card when the second detecting member 452 is pushed into the first bearing body 396 by the card. .

Next, the last retreat position detecting means 432 will be described.

The most backward position detection means 432 has a function of detecting the most backward position of the conveyance body 144.

Therefore, the last retreat position detecting means 432 can be changed to another device having the same function.

The most backward position detection means 432 includes the second detected object 456 and the most backward position sensor 432 projecting downward from the first reciprocating member 184.

When the 1st reciprocating body 184 is located in the vicinity of the most backward position, the 2nd detected piece 456 is detected by the most backward position sensor 432 fixed to the holding body 246. As shown in FIG.

At this time, the last retracted position sensor 432 outputs the last retracted position signal RS.

Next, the calculation processing means 434 will be described.

The arithmetic processing means 434 is a microcomputer, for example, and receives a detection signal from the holding sensor 450, the sending sensor 454, and the last retracted position sensor 432 based on a program stored in a ROM, and then performs a predetermined processing. The electric motor 284 is turned on and off, and a predetermined signal such as a display signal is output to the external processing apparatus.

In addition, it is preferable to mount the card holder 462 on the second bearing body 402.

The card holder 462 has a function of holding the card C sent out by the feeding means 334 to the feeding means 104.

Therefore, when the card C is dropped from the card dispensing means 104, the card holder 462 is not mounted.

The card holder 462 is a protrusion piece made of an elastic body, one end of which is fixed to the second bearing body 402, and the tip thereof is in contact with the first bearing body 396 with a predetermined force.

In this embodiment, the card holder 462 is arranged so as to sandwich the second detector 452 from the left and the right, thereby ensuring the card detection.

Next, the operation of the card dispensing apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, prior to the operation of the card dispensing apparatus 100, the card holding means 102 is separated from the card dispensing means 104, and the card C is stacked in the holding chamber 114 of the holding body 106.

In detail, since the latching of the projections 126LR and 126RR is released by pressing the tip of the locking piece 138 downward, the card holding means 102 is moved to the rear (right side in FIG. 3), and the projection 126RF. , 126RR, 126LF, and 126RF are pulled out from the corresponding locking grooves 134RF, 134RR, 134LF, and 134LR.

Accordingly, the card holding means 102 can be separated from the card dispensing means 104.

Then, the lid 112 is opened, and the cards C are stacked from the opening 108 to the holding chamber 114.

In detail, the bottom card is supported by the base 116, and the cards C are piled up in a columnar shape with the faces of the cards C in close contact therewith.

Subsequently, after the opening 108 is closed by the lid 112, the projections 126LF, 126LR, 126RF, and 126RR are placed on the upper left side of the left side plate 132L and the right side plate 132R in the opposite direction as described above. By sliding, it is inserted into the locking grooves 134RF, 134RR, 134LF, and 134LR.

In the place where the projections 1126LF, 126LR, 126RF, and 126RR abut against the inner wall of the locking grooves 134RF, 134RR, 134LF, and 134LR, the locking pieces 138L and 138R return upwards elastically, and the projections 126LR, The card holding means 102 is fixed to the card dispensing means 104 by hanging behind 126RR.

Usually, the conveyance body 144 stops in the vicinity of the most retreat position (position shown in FIG. 16).

Therefore, the second to-be-detected body 446 is in the position detected by the most backward position sensor 432.

When the card holding means 102 is set, the first detector 436 has the surface of the lowermost card C because the conveying member advances through the opening 124B of the base 116 to the holding chamber 114. It is pushed down and positioned slightly above the contact surface 172 of the conveying member 144.

Accordingly, in FIG. 6, since the first detector 436 is rotated counterclockwise, the first detector 442 is pulled upward and is not detected by the hold sensor 450, and the hold sensor 450 is held. Output the signal FS.

First, in step S1, it is determined whether the most backward retreat position signal RS is output from the last retreat position sensor 432.

In other words, when the second to-be-detected object 456 is detected by the last retracted position sensor 432 and does not output the last retracted signal RS, the process proceeds to step S2.

When the last retracted position sensor 432 is outputting the last retracted signal RS, the process proceeds to step S7.

In step S2, the electric motor 284 is reversely rotated at a low speed or a low speed to provide reverse rotational motion to the crank pins 230LF, 230LR, 230RF, and 230RR to move the conveying body 144 in its initial position (Fig. 16 position), and the process proceeds to step S3.

Accordingly, the conveying member 144 is moved backward in the state of protruding into the holding chamber 114 from the opening of the base 116, and the second detecting object 456 is detected by the rearmost position sensor 432. The last retracted position sensor 432 outputs the last retracted position signal RS.

At this time, the conveying member 144 crushes the surface of the card C, but it does not damage the card C because it is a low speed.

If the last retreat position signal RS is discriminated in step S3, the process proceeds to step S4. If not, the process proceeds to step S5.

In step S4, the electric motor 284 is stopped, the initial position process of the conveyance body 144 is complete | finished, and it progresses to step S7.

By the initial position processing, the conveying member 144 is stopped at approximately the position shown in FIG.

Therefore, the conveying member 144 has the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR positioned near the last retreat (the rightmost side in Fig. 16) of the cranks 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, and 232LR.

Accordingly, the first reciprocating member 184 is moved to the most backward retracted position by the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR via the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR.

In addition, the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are rotated in a position where they do not contact the cam 222.

Thus, the second reciprocating member 186 is maintained at a position close to the first reciprocating member 184.

In other words, the conveying member 144 is pushed down due to the weight of the card C, is ejected from the opening 124 of the base 116, and is located outside the holding chamber 114.

In addition, the initial position process can be performed by rotating the electric motor 284 forward.

In this case, the bottom card C may be sent out, but the card C sent out may be returned to the card holding room 114.

If the last retracted position signal RS is not discriminated in step S3, the flow advances to step S5.

In step S5, it is determined whether the predetermined time has elapsed. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S3, and when the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S6.

In step S6, it is determined that an abnormality occurs in which the conveying member 144 does not move even when the electric motor 284 is rotated. do.

In step S7, the presence or absence of the hold signal FS of the card C from the hold sensor 450 is determined.

If the hold signal FS is determined, the process proceeds to step S8, and if not, the process proceeds to step S9.

In step S9, a cardless signal is output to the external processing apparatus, a display for prompting the replenishment of the card, etc. is performed, and then the processing ends.

In step S8, it is determined whether there is a dispensing signal PS of the card from the external control device.

If the dispensing signal PS is determined, the process proceeds to step S10. If not, the process returns to step S7.

In step S10, the electric motor 284 is driven to rotate forward, and the flow advances to step S11.

When the electric motor 284 is rotated forward, the clutch piece 272B is rotated through the reduction mechanism 286, and the clutch piece 272A meshed with it is rotated.

Accordingly, the pinion gears 254L and 254R are rotated clockwise in FIG. 11 through the rotation shafts 266, the gears 268 and 264, the rotation shafts 265, the bevel gears 258 and 256, and the rotation shafts 252. .

Since the gears 236RF, 236RR, 236LF, and 236LR are rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 10 by the rotation of the pinion gears 254L and 254R, the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are approximately along the arc trajectory. Move upwards.

Accordingly, since the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR respectively contact the first cam 226, the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR are clockwise in FIG. 17 with respect to the first reciprocating body 184. FIG. Direction by a predetermined angle.

Accordingly, the second reciprocating member 186 is pushed up in parallel by the four-section parallel link 219 to be separated from the first reciprocating member 184 by a predetermined amount.

This movement of the second reciprocating member 186 causes the conveying member 144 to pass through the opening 124 of the base 116 through the holding member 145 and into the holding chamber 114 to slightly push up the card row. .

In other words, the bottom card C is in surface contact with the contact surface 172 of the conveying member 144 and spaced apart from the base 116.

In addition, the cranks 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, and 232LR are rotated counterclockwise, and the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR move in the lateral direction (left side in FIG. 18) while drawing an arc trajectory.

As a result, the first reciprocating member 184 is moved to the left in the drawing.

Since the rollers 198RF, 198RR, 198LF, and 198LR are guided by the right guide groove 196R and the left guide groove 196L, the first reciprocating member 184 linearly moves leftward in FIG. 18.

Accordingly, the second reciprocating member 186 is moved in the lateral direction (left side in the drawing) with the movement of the first reciprocating member 184 through the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR.

In other words, the conveying member 144 is moved in the dispensing direction.

The crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR contact the second cam portion 228 in association with the movement in the delivery direction of the second reciprocating member 186.

Even if the position of the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR is changed by the second cam 228, the positional relationship of the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR with respect to the first reciprocating body 184 is not changed. Is moved.

Therefore, the conveying member 144 continues to be in surface contact with the surface of the card in a state where the contact surface 172 is in linear contact with the left side of FIG. 18 to reach the most advanced position (FIG. 19).

Accordingly, the bottom card C is conveyed in the dispensing direction by the frictional force with the contact surface 172 of the conveying member 144.

The stroke of the conveying member 144 is a stroke sufficient for the tip of the card C to reach the feeding means 334.

When the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, 230LR reach the left end by the rotation of additional cranks (232RF, 232RR, 232LF, 232LR), the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, 230LR draw arcs. While moving approximately downward (FIG. 20).

Thus, the first reciprocating member 184 continues the most advanced position.

On the other hand, since the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR contact the first cam portion 226, the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR rotate counterclockwise with respect to the first reciprocating member 184. .

The second reciprocating member 186 is moved downward in parallel by the parallel link mechanism 219 to approach the first reciprocating member 184.

As a result, the conveying member 144 is pushed down by the weight of the card C and is discharged from the opening 124 of the base 116, so that the bottom card C is supported by the base 116, and the conveying member ( Surface contact with 144 is released.

By the rotation of the additional cranks 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, and 232LR, the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR move to the right in FIG. 20 while drawing an arc.

Thus, the first reciprocating member 184 is linearly moved in the semi-dispensing direction through the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR.

Since the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are not otherwise regulated along the way, the relative positional relationship between the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR and the first reciprocating body 184 does not change.

Accordingly, the second reciprocating member 186 moves to the right in FIG. 20 while continuing the position below the opening 124 to reach the vicinity of the most backward retracted position (FIG. 16).

In the vicinity of the most backward position, the second detected object 456 is detected by the most backward position sensor 432 and outputs the most backward position signal RS.

On the other hand, the gear 324 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 8 via the drive device 288 by the rotation of the electric motor 282.

Accordingly, the reverse rotation roller 336 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 via the gears 348, 345, 353, 357 and the shaft 352.

In other words, the lower surface of the reverse rotation roller 336 advances in the direction opposite to the delivery direction of the card C. As shown in FIG.

Further, the rollers 382 and 384 are rotated at the same circumferential speed in the delivery direction via the gears 392 and 394.

When the bottom card C is conveyed in the dispensing direction by a linear motion in the dispensing direction of the conveying member 144, it is fed out through the outlet 118 of the card holding means 102 to the card passage 342. .

And it is let in between the roller 335 and the reverse rotation roller 336.

When the card C is one sheet, since the distance between the roller 335 and the reversing roller 336 is less than the thickness of two cards exceeding the thickness of one card of the card C, the card C passes without receiving travel resistance. do.

The card C passed through is sandwiched between the rollers 382 and 384 and is sent out.

The rear end of the card C sent out is pressed and held by the first bearing body 396 by the card presser 462.

When the card C is sandwiched between the rollers 382 and 384, the card is forcibly withdrawn from the card holding means 102. As shown in FIG.

When the card is sandwiched between the rollers 382 and 384, the second detector 452 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 4 by the card.

By this rotation, the second detecting member 452 is detected by the sending sensor 454, and the sending sensor 454 outputs the sending signal DS.

If the last retreat position signal RS is determined in step S11, the flow advances to step S12, and if not determined, the flow proceeds to step S14.

In step S12, when the delivery signal DS from the card delivery detection means 426 is discriminated, it progresses to step S13. When the delivery signal DS is not discriminated, it progresses to step S16.

In step S13, after the electric power feeding to the electric motor 284 is stopped, dispensing process is complete | finished and the conveyance body 144 is hold | maintained in initial position (FIG. 16).

If the last retreat position signal RS is not discriminated in step S11, the flow advances to step S14. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step S11 and the dispensing process is continued.

When the elapse of the predetermined time is determined in step S14, the flow proceeds to step S15, after outputting an error signal to the external processing apparatus, the dispensing process is stopped.

In other words, it is determined that the conveying member 144 does not have a flat loop motion even when the card dispensing operation is performed for a predetermined time, and the dispensing process of the dispensing apparatus 100 is stopped.

If the card delivery signal DS is not determined in step S12, the flow advances to step S16.

In step S16, it is determined whether the number of the last retracted position signals is two. If not, the process returns to step S11 to continue dispensing processing.

In other words, the conveying member 144 performs the flat loop motion again, and retransmits the card C again.

In this case, the conveying member 144 provides the dispensing motion with respect to the card C in the worst and lowest condition.

That is, the stroke in the dispensing direction of the conveying member 144 is such that the conveying member 144 again opens the opening 124 even when the distal end of the card at the lowermost end reaches the side of the rollers 382 and 384 of the feeding means 334. In the case where the card C is brought into contact with each other, the stroke of the conveying member 144 is set so as to contact only the bottom card.

In addition, the stroke of the conveying body 144 is determined according to the radius of the cranks 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, and 232LR.

The number of times is to determine the number of retries of the flat loop motion by the conveying member 144, the number can be set as appropriate.

If it is discriminated in step S16 that the most receding position signal is 2, the flow proceeds to step S17.

In step S17, an error signal is output to the external processing apparatus, an error display or the like is performed, and the flow proceeds to step S13.

In step S13, the electric motor 284 is stopped to stop at the initial position.

In the present invention, the card dispensing means 104 can be arranged to face the card at the top of the stacked card rows.

In this case, it is necessary to push up by elastic pressing means such as an elastic body or a weight so that the card is located at the uppermost position.

In addition, the present invention can be sent in a state where the card string is turned over sideways.

Also in this case, it is necessary to elastically press in the transverse direction by the elastic pressing means so that the card on the card dispensing means 104 is located at a predetermined position.

Furthermore, the base 116 can be provided separately from the holding body 106 and can be arranged on the card dispensing means 104 side.

In the initial position, the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR may be in contact with the first cam 226 so that the conveying member 144 pushes the card C up.

<Example 2>

21 is a cross-sectional view at the same position as in FIG. 5 in the second embodiment.

22 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the second embodiment.

23 is a conceptual explanatory diagram of the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment, a simple structure prevents two cards C from being dispensed at the time of dispensing the first card C after the initial set in the first embodiment.

First, the concept of the card dispensing apparatus of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the present card dispensing apparatus, at the initial set, the bottom card C is located in the holding chamber 114 (see Fig. 23A).

When the bottom card C is conveyed to the withdrawal means 148 by the dispensing motion of the discharging means 104, the bottom card C passes between the roller 335 and the reverse rotation roller 336. The card C2 loaded thereon is blocked by the reverse rotation roller 336 constituting the two-sheet feeding prevention means 332 even if the card C2 loaded thereon is moved together by frictional contact. It does not move to the drawing-out means 334 side (refer FIG. 23 (B)).

The card C3, which is loaded on the card C2 and which can pass through the outlet 118, is similarly blocked by the reverse roller 336 to form a stepped running state ((Fig. 23 (B)).

The stroke of the conveying member 144 should be set such that the tip of the card C reaches the feeding means 334 even when the card C is in the initial set position and a certain sliding occurs.

However, since the number of times the card C is sent from the running state is overwhelmingly greater than the number of cards C from the initial set state, the card C is not sent out in the running state. The stroke of the conveying body 144 is set.

In other words, the stroke of the conveying member 144 is set to have a small margin for slip in delivery from the initial set state.

Therefore, in the dispensing at the time of initial set, in one stroke of the conveying member 144, the tip of the card C may reach only until immediately before the feeding means 334 (see Fig. 23 (B)). ).

In this case, the conveyance body 144 performs a 2nd dispensing movement through step S16 in Example 1. FIG.

As a result, the bottom card C is dispensed by the feeding means 334 immediately after the dispensing movement of the conveying body 144 is prevented, and the card C2 thereon is prevented from discharging two sheets by the conveying body 144. It passes to the feeding means 334 side through the means 332 (see FIG. 23 (C)).

Since the tip of the card C2 has been blocked by the reverse rotation roller 336, the distance from the feeding means 334 is relatively close. The card C2 reaches the feeding means 334 by the second dispensing motion and is discharged. I might throw it away.

The second embodiment can prevent such overpayment.

Embodiment 2 is described with reference to Fig. 21, where the same parts as in Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and only the other parts are described.

An extruded slope 462 is formed at the rear end of the base 116 of the retainer 106 constituting the card retention means 102.

Extruded slope 462 is slanted forward at an angle of about 45 °.

In other words, the extruded slope 462 is slanted forward toward the lead-out means 148 and its lower end is about 5 millimeters close to the outlet 118.

In the lower part of the card C piled up in the holding chamber 114 by this structure, the rear end (the end of the opposite side to the exit 118) abuts the extrusion slope 462. FIG.

Then, the card C whose rear end is pressed by the extrusion slope 462 by the weight of the card C loaded thereon is relatively extruded toward the outlet 118 side.

As a result, in the initial set state held in the holding chamber 114, the lower cards C are stacked in a stepped manner at the exit 118.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the case where the holding body 106 newly loaded with the card C is attached to the frame means 142, as shown in Fig. 21, the lowermost card C is located at the extrusion slope 462 at the outlet 118. Is extruded toward the drawing-out means 148 side by step, and an initial set is carried out.

This initial set state exists at the position where the front-end | tip of the bottom card C did not contact with the reverse rotation roller 336 of the two-sheet feed prevention means 332, or is in close proximity.

Dispensing of the second and subsequent cards C2 ... is performed from the running state.

When the initial set state and the running state are compared, they are the same in the form of being stacked up in a stepped manner, and the positions where the stacked up position is slightly far from the take-out means 148 are different.

In this initial set state, when the conveying member 144 performs the first dispensing movement, the bottom card C passes through the two dispensing preventing means 332 and reaches the dispensing means 334 and is dispensed. .

In the second embodiment, the bottom card C is adjacent to the feeding means 334 by the extrusion slope 462.

Therefore, even if the slip between the conveying member 144 and the card C is larger than assumed, the feeding means 334 can be reached as much as the above.

In other words, even if the setting of the conveying body 144 or the like suitable for feeding out the card C in the running state, the margin value of the sending out of the card C at the time of initial set becomes large, and does not cause a feed miss.

Since the tip of the bottom card C in the running state is in a position in contact with or substantially in contact with the reverse rotation roller 336, it is in a position closer to the feeding means 334 than the initial set position.

Therefore, the card C at the bottom can be passed to the feeding means 334 by one feeding movement of the conveying member 144, and a dispensing miss is not generated.

<Example 3>

24 is a plan view of the card dispensing means 104 in a state where the card holding means 102 of the third embodiment is removed.

25 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG.

26 is a rear perspective view of the holder of Example 3. FIG.

FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG. 24 and in the operation explanatory drawing of the state immediately before the transfer member dispenses the card in the card holding means in the third embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 24 and in the operation explanatory drawing in the state where the card has been started withdrawal by the dispensing means in the third embodiment; FIG.

In the third embodiment, the card is withdrawn by the dispensing means at a higher speed than the card dispensing means, thereby preventing the withdrawal by the dispensing means from becoming difficult even when the amount of loading of the card is increased, and consequently increasing the amount of loading of the card. to be.

Specifically, in the card dispensing apparatuses of Examples 1 and 2, in a state in which the dispensed card is dispensed by the dispensing means, the conveying member contacts the lower surface of the bottom card for a predetermined time.

The bottom card is given approximately the total weight of the stacked cards.

The conveying member is formed of the material of the friction coefficient so that the sliding with the card is not generated as much as possible.

As a result, when the amount of stacking of the card is increased, the pressure contact force between the conveying member and the lower surface of the card is increased. As a result, the withdrawal resistance of the card by the feeding means increases significantly, and the card withdrawal by the feeding means becomes difficult.

In order to solve this, it is possible to improve the feeding means, for example, to increase the diameter of the roller to increase the contact area.

However, when the roller diameter is increased, it is not preferable because the apparatus is enlarged in proportion to the increase.

Therefore, the third embodiment is improved to increase the amount of card stack without increasing the size of the apparatus.

Hereinafter, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 to 28.

In description of Example 3, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as Example 1 or 2, and another structure is demonstrated.

In the third embodiment, the evacuation means 472 is interposed between the second reciprocating member 186 and the conveying member 144 (see FIG. 25).

The evacuation means 472 is the opening 124 of the card holding means 102 when the conveying body 144 receives the output from the card C withdrawn by the dispensing means 334. It has a function to be movable in the direction of exiting from.

In the third embodiment, the evacuation means 472 includes a guide hole 474 and an interlocking shaft 476.

First, the guide hole 474 is described with reference to FIG. 26.

In the third embodiment, the guide hole 474 is formed in the cam plate 478 protruding downward from the holding body 145 to which the conveying member 144 is fixed to the opposite side of the holding chamber 114.

Since the cam plate 478 is formed to face the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR, as shown in FIG. 26, the cam plates 478RF and 478RR protrude downward from front, rear, left and right of the lower surface of the holding body 145, respectively. , 478LF, 478LR).

The guide hole 474 is comprised by the guide hole 474RF, 474RR, 474LF, 474LR of the same shape formed in the cam board 478RF, 478RR, 478LF, and 478LR, respectively.

Since the guide holes 474RF, 474RR, 474LF, and 474LR are all formed in the same shape, the guide holes 474RF will be representatively described.

Guide hole 474RF includes inclined hole 482RF and driven hole 484RF.

The inclination hole 482RF is inclined in the forward direction toward the delivery direction of the card C, and the inclination angle is preferably about 45 degrees with respect to the stacked cards C.

The driven hole 484RF is formed continuously in the advancing direction front side of the card C of the inclined hole 482RF.

The driven hole 484RF is formed substantially parallel to the stacked cards C, and the diameter thereof is approximately equal to the diameter of the linkage shaft 476F.

The driven holes 484RF, 484LF, 484RR, and 484LR may be disposed so as to receive a force at approximately right angles from the first interlocking shaft 476F or the second interlocking shaft 476R described later.

By this structure, the holding body 145 can be pushed up without providing the movement prevention means of the 1st interlocking shaft 476F with respect to the guide hole 474RF, and since it is simple in structure, it can be comprised compactly and inexpensively. have.

Further, by setting the angle of inclination of the guide hole 474RF to 30 to 45 degrees, preferably 30 to 35 degrees, the conveying member 144 can be pushed up without installing the driven hole 484RF. Can be.

When the inclination angle of the guide hole 474RF is larger than the predetermined angle, it cannot be pushed up by the weight of the stacked cards C and the like, and when the inclination angle is smaller than the predetermined angle, the conveying member 144 is the card C. This is because it cannot move with the card (C) when it is pulled by).

Next, the interlock shaft 476 will be described.

The interlock shaft 476 has a function of moving the holder 145, and thus the carrier 144, along the guide hole 474.

The interlocking shaft 476 is formed of the first interlocking shaft 476F having left and right ends inserted into the insertion hole of the front end of the horizontal portion of the corresponding front levers 206RF and 206LF and the front end of the horizontal portion of the rear levers 206RR and 206LR. A second interlocking shaft 476R having a left and right end inserted into the insertion hole is included.

The first interlocking shaft 476F is connected so that the levers 206RF and 206LF are integrally oscillated, and the second interlocking shaft 476R is connected so that the levers 206RR and 206LR are integrally oscillated.

The first interlocking shaft 476F penetrates through the guide holes 474RF and 474LF.

The second interlocked shaft 476R penetrates through the guide holes 474RR and 474LR.

In other words, the first interlocking shaft 476F corresponds to the axes 218RF and 218LF of the first and second embodiments, and the second interlocking shaft 476R is a round rod-shaped shaft provided corresponding to the axes 218RR and 218LR. .

In addition, as long as the transfer member 144 can be pushed up by one lever 206RF or 206LF, the first interlocking shaft 476F, or the second interlocking shaft 476R, it is not necessary to install the left and right pairs as in the third embodiment. do.

However, when installed in the left and right pairs as in the third embodiment, even if the loading amount of the card (C) is preferable because the conveying member 144 can be pushed up without tilting.

Next, the elastic pressing means 486 will be described.

The elastic pressing means 486 has a function of elastically elastically pressing the holding body 145, and furthermore, the conveying body 144 against the first reciprocating body 184 in the dispensing direction of the card C.

In other words, the first interlocking shaft 476F is driven to the driven holes 484RF and 484LF by elastically pressing the holder 145 to the right in FIG. It has the function of placing in.

The elastic pressing means 486 includes a first elastic pressing means 486L and a second elastic pressing means 486R (see FIG. 24).

The first elastic pressing means 486L is disposed between the first locking piece 488L projecting downwardly from the lower surface of the holding body 145 and the first locking hole 492L formed in the first reciprocating member 184. It is the 1st spring 494L which caught.

The second elastic pressing means 486R is disposed between the second locking piece 488R projecting downwardly from the lower surface of the holding body 145 and the second locking hole 492R formed in the first reciprocating member 184. It is a caught 2nd spring 494R.

The first spring 494L and the second spring 494R may be replaced with other elastic elastic pressing means such as a rubber band, and may be any as long as the above functions can be achieved.

However, the use of the first spring 494L and the second spring 494R is preferable because the holder 145 having a predetermined width can be moved in parallel without inclination.

By this structure, the ordinary holding body 145 is pulled to the left in FIG. 27 (B) by the first spring 494L and the second spring 494R, and the first interlocking shaft 486F is driven. It is caught by the ends of 484RF and 484LF, and the 2nd interlocking shaft 476R is caught by the ends of driven holes 484RR and 484LR.

Accordingly, when the levers 206RF, 206LF, 206RR, and 206LR are rotated clockwise in FIG. 25, the first linkage shaft 476F is positioned at the upper edge of the driven holes 484RF and 484LF, and the second. Since the interlocking shaft 476R is pushed up in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to the upper edges of the driven holes 484RR and 484LR, it is possible to push up the conveying member 144 and the resulting stacked card C without installing any other holding means. Can be.

Also, in this state, when the conveying member 144 is moved to the left in FIG. 27 (B), the first connecting shaft 476F and the second connecting shaft 476R are in a stationary state with respect to the holder 145. have.

Thus, the retainer 145 moves in the left direction with respect to the first reciprocating member 184 in FIG. 27 (B), and the first connecting shaft 476F and the second connecting shaft 476R are opposed to each other. It moves from the pupils 484LF, 484RF, 484LR, and 484RR to the oblique holes 482RF, 482LF, 482RR, and 482LR.

Accordingly, the holding body 145 is guided to the inclined holes 482RF, 482LF, 482RR, and 482LR and moves obliquely downward and forward with respect to the first reciprocating body 184.

In other words, the conveying member 144 moves in the direction of exiting from the openings 124A, 124B, and 124C of the retaining member 106.

In other words, the conveying member 144 moves from the holding chamber 114 in the exit direction.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 and 28.

The crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR move upward along the arc trajectory by the dispensing signal.

Accordingly, when the cranks 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, and 232LR are rotated counterclockwise from the initial state of FIG. 25, as in the first embodiment, the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are respectively the first cams 226. ), The levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR are rotated by a predetermined angle clockwise with respect to the first reciprocating member 184, thereby bringing the state of FIG.

As the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR rotate, the first linkage shaft 476F and the second linkage shaft 476R rotate in the same direction about the pivot axes 204F and 204R.

As a result, the first interlocking shaft 476F is pushed up at the upper edge of the driven holes 484RF and 484LF, and the second interlocking shaft 476R is substantially perpendicular to the upper edge of the driven holes 484RR and 484LR.

Accordingly, the second reciprocating member 186 is pushed in parallel to be away from the first reciprocating member 184 by a predetermined amount.

This movement of the second reciprocating member 186 causes the conveying member 144 to pass through the opening 124 of the base 116 through the holding member 145 and into the holding chamber 114 to slightly push up the card row. .

In other words, the bottom card C is in surface contact with the contact surface 172 of the conveying member 144 and spaced apart from the base 116 (see Fig. 27 (A) (B)).

In addition, the cranks 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, and 232LR are rotated counterclockwise, and the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are moved in the transverse direction (left side in Fig. 27A) while drawing an arc trajectory. Move.

As a result, the first reciprocating member 184 is moved to the left in Fig. 27A.

The first reciprocating member 184 linearly moves to the left while the rollers 198RF, 198RR, 198LF, and 198LR are guided by the right guide groove 196R and the left guide groove 196L, respectively.

Accordingly, the second reciprocating member 186 is moved in the lateral direction (left side in FIG. 27) with the movement of the first reciprocating member 184 through the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR.

At this time, the first interlocking shaft 476F and the second interlocking shaft 476R press the front edges of the driven holes 484RF, 484LF, 484RR, and 484LR so that the retainer 145, and consequently, the conveying member 144, The card C is moved in the dispensing direction.

Therefore, even if the guide holes 474LF, 474RF, 474LR, and 474RR are long holes, the conveying member 144 can be moved in the dispensing direction of the card C.

The crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR contact the second cam portion 228 in association with the movement in the delivery direction of the second reciprocating member 186.

Even if the position of the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR is changed by the second cam 228, the positional relationship of the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR with respect to the first reciprocating body 184 is not changed. Is moved.

Accordingly, the conveying member 144 moves linearly from the position in FIG. 25 to the left side while continuing the state where the contact surface 172 is in surface contact with the lower surface of the card C (Fig. 28 (A)). ).

Accordingly, the bottom card C is conveyed in the dispensing direction by the frictional force with the contact surface 172 of the conveying member 144.

The stroke of the conveying member 144 is a stroke sufficient for the tip of the card C to reach the feeding means 334.

When the tip of the card C is sandwiched between the rollers 384R and 382R, the card C is towed by the peripheral speeds of the rollers 382R and 384R.

In other words, the card C is towed at a speed two to six times greater than the delivery speed of the conveying member 144.

As a result, the card C is drawn out between the conveying member 144 and the stacked card C.

Since the conveying member 144 is formed of a high friction body and is pulled in the card dispensing direction with the movement of the card C, the holding member 145 as the second reciprocating member 186 with respect to the first reciprocating member 184. ) Is relatively moved in the dispensing direction of the card (C).

Accordingly, the first linkage shaft 476F and the second linkage shaft 476R move relatively from the driven holes 484LF, 484RF, 484LR, and 484RR to the inclined holes 482LF, 482RF, 482LR, and 482RR. The holding body 145, and therefore the conveying body 144, moves in the direction of exiting the holding chamber 114 (indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 28 (B)).

The card C is supported by the base 116, and as a result, the contact pressure between the conveying member 144 and the lower surface of the card C is greatly reduced.

Accordingly, the withdrawal resistance when the card C is drawn out by the rollers 384R and 382R is approximately determined by the friction coefficient between the base 116 and the card C and the weight of the stacked card C. .

Therefore, since the influence on the withdrawal of the card C of the high friction conveying member 144 is reduced as much as possible, the diameters of the rollers 384R and 382R are increased even when the loading amount of the card C is greatly increased (for example, doubled). It is possible to withdraw the card C without changing.

When the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, 230LR reach the left end by the rotation of additional cranks (232RF, 232RR, 232LF, 232LR), the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, 230LR draw arcs. While moving downward (see FIG. 20).

Thus, the first reciprocating member 184 continues the most advanced position.

On the other hand, since the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR contact the first cam portion 226, the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR rotate counterclockwise with respect to the first reciprocating member 184. do.

In the second reciprocating member 186, the first interlocking shaft 476F and the second interlocking shaft 476R move downward by the counterclockwise rotation of the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR in FIG. 28 (A). Since it is moved, it is moved downward in parallel due to the weight of the card C or the like to approach the first reciprocating member 184.

As a result, the conveying member 144 is discharged from the opening 124 of the base 116, so that the bottom card C is supported by the base 116, and the surface contact with the conveying member 144 is released.

When the frictional contact force between the conveying member 144 and the lower surface of the card C falls below the elastic pressing force of the first spring 494L and the second spring 494R, the conveying member 144 is attracted to the elastic pressing force of those springs. The first interlocking shaft 476F and the second interlocking shaft 476R are returned until they engage the leading ends of the driven holes 484LF, 484RF, 484LR, and 484RR.

By the rotation of the additional cranks 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, and 232LR, the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR move to the right while drawing an arc (see Fig. 21).

Thus, the first reciprocating member 184 is linearly moved in the semi-dispensing direction through the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR.

Since the crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are not otherwise regulated along the way, the relative positional relationship between the levers 206RF, 206RR, 206LF, and 206LR and the first reciprocating body 184 does not change.

Accordingly, the second reciprocating member 186 moves to the right while continuing the position below the opening 124 to reach the vicinity of the most backward retreat position (see FIG. 25).

In the vicinity of the most backward retreat position, the second detected object 456 is detected by the most retreat position sensor 432 and stopped in that state to prepare for the next delivery.

1 is a perspective view of a card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

2 is a plan view of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

3 is a left side view of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the dispensing means of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view near the most retracted position of the conveying body drive device along the B-B line of FIG.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a state where the card cassette of the card dispensing apparatus of Example 1 is removed.

8 is a side view of a state in which the left side plate of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment is removed.

9 is a side view of a state in which the right side plate of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment is removed.

10 is an exploded perspective view of the conveying member drive device of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

11 is a plan view and a side view of the crank device of the conveying member drive device of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

12 is a prime mover of the conveying member drive device of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the withdrawal device of the card dispensing device of the first embodiment.

14 is a block diagram of a control device of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

15 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

16 is an explanatory view of the operation of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

17 is an explanatory view of the operation of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

18 is an explanatory view of the operation of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

19 is an explanatory view of the operation of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

20 is an explanatory view of the operation of the card dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

21 is a cross-sectional view at the same position as in FIG. 5 in Example 2. FIG.

22 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the second embodiment.

23 is a conceptual explanatory diagram of the first embodiment.

24 is a plan view of the card dispensing means 104 in a state where the card holding means 102 of the third embodiment is removed.

25 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG.

26 is a rear perspective view of the holder of Example 3. FIG.

FIG. 27 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 24 and in the explanatory view of the operation of the conveyance member in the third embodiment just before discharging a card in the card holding means. FIG.

FIG. 28 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 24 and in the operation explanatory drawing in the state where the card has been started withdrawal by the dispensing means in the third embodiment; FIG.

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C: Card DS: Transmission Signal

116: base 124: opening

144: conveying member 146: flat loop moving means

148: drawing out device 172: contact surface

184: first reciprocating member 186: second reciprocating member

212RF, 212RR, 212LF, 212LR: Long Hole 222: Cam

230RF, 230RR, 230LF, 230LR: Crank Pins

Crank: 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, 232LR

234RF, 234LF, 234RR, 234LR: rotating shaft 284: electric motor

322: Chapter 2 delivery prevention means 334: delivery means

426: card delivery detection means 472: evacuation means

474: guide hole 475: interlocking shaft

484RF, 484LF, 484RR, 484LR: Passive cavity 486: Elastic pressing means

Claims (14)

The surface of the card C is pressed against the base 116 arranged in a fixed state so that the card is held in a columnar shape, and the conveying member that contacts the card surface is moved in a predetermined direction through the opening 124 of the base. In the card dispensing apparatus in which a card is sent out one by one in a predetermined direction, The conveying member has a planar contact surface 172 and is moved by the flat loop moving means 146, and enters the opening at a predetermined exit position and makes surface contact with the card surface, while maintaining the contact state. And moving out to the advance position while maintaining the state after exiting from the opening at the exit position in a linear direction. The card dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flat loop moving means includes a reciprocating member 182 that linearly reciprocates in the card dispensing direction and moves in a direction perpendicular to the dispensing direction. . 3. The reciprocating member according to claim 2, wherein the reciprocating member includes a first reciprocating member 184 linearly reciprocating in the card dispensing direction and a second reciprocating member reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member. And a card dispensing apparatus, characterized in that (186). The method of claim 3, wherein the second reciprocating body is L-shaped, the second reciprocating body has a long hole (212RF, 212RR, 212LF, 212LR) extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the first reciprocating body, respectively. In addition, a cam which is pivotally supported by the first reciprocating member, crank pins 230RF, 230RR, 230LF, and 230LR are inserted into the long hole, and the crank pin is integrally moved with the first reciprocating member during rotation. 222 is contactable from near the most retracted position of the first reciprocating body to near the most advanced position, the crank pin is in contact with the cam, the second reciprocating member is pivoted so that the conveying member is moved from the first reciprocating member. Card dispensing apparatus, characterized in that moved in the direction away. 5. The card dispensing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of second reciprocating bodies are arranged in a direction displaced in the dispensing direction of the card. The crank pin of claim 1, wherein the crank pin protrudes from the cranks 232RF, 232RR, 232LF, and 232LR attached to both ends of the rotation shafts 234RF, 234LF, 234RR, and 234LR disposed at right angles to the card direction of travel. And the rotation shaft is disposed between the cranks, and the rotation axis is gear-coupled to the output shaft (292) of the electric motor (284) orthogonal to the rotation shaft. 3. The card according to claim 2, further comprising a card withdrawing means (148) adjacent to said conveying member, wherein the stroke in the dispensing direction of said conveying body opposes the shortest card when the leading end of the card is in the vicinity of said withdrawing means. Card dispensing apparatus, characterized in that within the range. 2. The card according to claim 1, wherein the base has an extruded slope 462 inclined forwardly downward toward the takeout means against a rear end of the card, with the card mounted on the base facing the takeout means. Card dispensing apparatus, characterized in that the extrusion. To the flat loop moving means 146 which presses the surface of the card C to the base 116 arranged in a fixed state, holds the card in a columnar shape, and performs a dispensing motion by the flat loop motion based on the dispensing command. The card is dispensed one by one in a predetermined direction by a flat loop motion of the conveying member 144 contacting the card surface through the opening 124 of the base, and then the card is passed through the two-sheet feeding prevention means 332. In the card dispensing apparatus in which the dispensing means 334 actively withdraws and dispenses the card, A card dispensing detecting means 426 is disposed downstream of the card dispensing means, and the flat loop moving means and the card dispensing means are stopped based on the dispensing signal DS of the card from the card dispensing detecting means. Card dispenser. Pressing the face of the card against the base arranged in a fixed state, the card is held in a columnar shape, and the card is sent out one by one in a predetermined direction by moving the conveying member in contact with the card surface in a predetermined direction through the opening of the base. After that, the card dispensing apparatus in which the dispensing means is actively dispensing from the holding unit, The conveying member has a planar contact surface and is moved by a flat loop moving means, enters the opening at a predetermined exit position, makes surface contact with the card surface, and then linearly moves in a predetermined direction while maintaining the contact state. After that, after exiting from the opening at the exit position, the card is moved to the advance position while maintaining the state, and when the card is drawn out by the dispensing means, the card discharging device is moved into the opening. . Pressing the face of the card against the base arranged in a fixed state, the card is held in a columnar shape, and the card is sent out one by one in a predetermined direction by moving the conveying member in contact with the card surface in a predetermined direction through the opening of the base. After that, the card dispensing apparatus in which the dispensing means is actively dispensing from the holding unit, The flat loop moving means includes a reciprocating member which linearly reciprocates in the card dispensing direction and moves in a direction perpendicular to the dispensing direction; The reciprocating body includes a first reciprocating body linearly reciprocating in the card dispensing direction, and a second reciprocating body reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating body, And the conveying member is attached to the second reciprocating member through retraction means (472) which are movable in a direction away from the base and which are elastically elastically pressed in an adjacent direction. Pressing the face of the card against the base arranged in a fixed state, the card is held in a columnar shape, and the card is sent out one by one in a predetermined direction by moving the conveying member in contact with the card surface in a predetermined direction through the opening of the base. After that, in the card dispensing apparatus in which the dispensing means 334 is actively dispensing from the holding portion, The flat loop moving means includes a first reciprocating body linearly reciprocating in the card dispensing direction, and a second reciprocating body reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating body, The conveying member is attached to the second reciprocating body by an interlocking means consisting of a guide hole 474 inclined in a direction away from the card dispensing direction and an interlocking shaft 476 slidably inserted into the guide hole. And elastically pressurized by the elastic pressing means (486) in a direction opposite to the dispensing direction of the card. Pressing the face of the card against the base arranged in a fixed state, the card is held in a columnar shape, and the card is sent out one by one in a predetermined direction by moving a conveying member in contact with the card face in a predetermined direction through the opening of the base. After that, the card dispensing apparatus in which the dispensing means is actively dispensing from the holding unit, The first reciprocating member linearly reciprocating linearly in the card dispensing direction, and the horizontal lever extending in a horizontal direction reciprocating in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the first reciprocating member in a substantially vertical standing direction. A second L-shaped reciprocating body extending, An interlocking shaft protruding in a transverse direction from the horizontal lever of the second reciprocating member, Slidably inserted into the guide hole formed integrally with the conveying member and inclined in a direction away from the dispensing direction of the card, The card dispensing apparatus, characterized in that an elastic body (494L, 494R) for elastically pressing the conveying member in the direction opposite to the dispensing direction of the card. The card dispensing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the guide hole has driven holes (484RF, 484LF, 484RR, and 484LR) extending in a horizontal direction.

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